Posted on 01/10/2025 3:03:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
A federal judge on Friday found Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt of court for continuing to make false claims about two Georgia election workers after being ordered to pay them $148 million in a defamation case, hinting Giuliani could face jail time if he does not stop.
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of Washington, D.C., on Friday blasted the former New York mayor and Trump attorney for continuing to falsely claim that former Fulton County election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss manipulated the 2020 vote count in Atlanta. A jury found in December 2023 that he had defamed the women, and he agreed in a consent order with the court in May to stop repeating the claims.
“Mr. Giuliani, you’re the most famous person in this courtroom right now. You’ve got a bigger audience, you’ve got a bigger public following than anyone in this courtroom, you’ve got a respected public service history,” Howell told him during a three-hour court hearing. “I really hoped [you] would stop saying such fabricated lies, at least publicly.”
Howell gave Giuliani a chance to avoid punishment and purge her contempt finding if, by Jan. 20, he “acknowledges and affirms” that his allegations against the women are contradicted by the sworn evidence in his trial and Georgia’s state police investigation, and reaches an agreement to pay their attorney fees for bringing the contempt action.
If he does not do so within 10 days, Howell said, he will be fined $200 per day. And she warned that given his history of not paying the judgment or attorney fees for refusing to cooperate in the litigation, she would consider the workers’ demand for a $20,000-per-day fine — or even jail time.
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Judge: Are you trying to show *contempt* for this court?
Flower Belle: No... I'm doin' my best to *hide* it!
I wish people would stop saying swamp and just admit it. They are jews
Rudy must hold out another 10 days and hopefully Trump will pardon him. The 148 million dollar fine was outrageous.
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